BOOK III. CHAP. III. 461 



polite aiifwer, and affiired them, " that his greatcft pleafure would 

 " conhft ill the execution of his duty againil: his majedy's enemies, 

 " and in giving the utmofl: piotedion in his power to the trade and 

 " commerce of the ifland." 



They likewife exprefl'ed their moft grateful fentiments of the lieu- 

 tenant-governor's vigilance and conduft, which had fo happily con- 

 tributed to the redu£lion of the rebels in one part, and would, they 

 hoped, very fliortly efteft their total luppreflion. For this end, they 

 applied their deliberations, and received the propofals of William 

 Hynes, a millwright by trade, who had been ufed to the woods, and 

 very ferviceable againft the rebels in St. Mary's. He propofed that 

 he fhould be empowered by the lieutenant-governor to beat up for 

 volunteers, and raife among the free Mulattos and Negroes a party 

 of one hundred fhot; with which he would march againlt the re- 

 bels in Weftmoreland, and do his utmoft to reduce them. 



He defired to have two lieutenants and one enfign to be in fubordi- 

 nate command ; that the reward for their fervice fhould be equal,, 

 and that his party fliould be furnifhed at the public expence with 

 fuitable arms and accoutrements, money to provide neceflarles, and 

 a ftated premium for every rebel they fliould take or deftroy. This 

 fcheme was approved of, and a bill pafied for carrying it into im- 

 mediate execution. At the fame time feven companies, of thirty 

 men each, were draughted from the militia, and fifteen baggage-Ne- 

 groes allotted to each company, making in all tliree hundred and fif- 

 teen, who were ftationed by the lieutenant-governor in the moft ad- 

 vantageous pofts ; and troopers were difpofed in fuch a manner, as 

 to carry difpatches to and from them, with tlie beft expedition. The 

 afllembly granted 450 /. to be divided among the Marons of Tre- 

 lawny and Accompong Towns, in payment of their arrears due 

 to them, and to encourage their future fervices. Captain Hynes, 

 with his party, went in fearch of the rebels, and was four months 

 on the fcout ; at laft, after a tedious purfuit, he furprized them in 

 their haunt, killed and took twelve, and the remainder were after- 

 wards either flain or taken prifoners by other parties, or deftroyed 

 themfelves, which latter was the cataftrophe ot numbers ; for the 

 parties of militia frequently came to places in the woods, where feven 

 or eight were found tied up with withes to the bonghs of trees ; and 



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